Help make cleanup buckets for Midwest flooding recovery
Each five-gallon bucket holds gloves, masks, trash bags and other supplies; for details, check our Midwest Flooding page. You can donate cleaning items from the list or money to help ship the completed buckets. Click here for cleanup bucket contents. If you wish to donate items, contact Marta Kramer to coordinate. The buckets will be assembled on July 13, so don’t delay!
Come see the Tigers August 13
Our annual trip to see the Tigers is scheduled for August 13 for a game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays with a start time of 7:05 p.m. As in the past, part of the ticket price will benefit the Children’s Social Work Department at Children's Hospital. Cost is $22 per ticket. Bus transportation will be available for approximately $10 per person. Sign up at the Crossroads, or call Steve Benton @734-675-3199. There are 40 tickets available on a first come-first served basis.
Grosse Ile Chorale plans trip to China July 9 through 18
This group, made up of members of GIPC's adult choir and others, will be traveling to Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai, singing in each place in joint events with other choirs. The chorale will present a farewell concert in the sanctuary on Monday, July 7, 7 p.m.
General Assembly Adjourns Saturday
The 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met June 21-28, 2008, in San Jose, Calif. The General Assembly is the highest governing body of PC(USA). Many important issues were considered by commissioners and advisory delegates as they sought to discern and to represent the will of Christ.
Newly elected General Assembly Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow, newly elected General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons and General Assembly Executive Director Linda Valentine have sent a letter to all PC(USA) congregations, asking Presbyterians to become well informed and stay together. "A few of the many assembly actions will make, or already have made, headlines across the country. Most likely, you will read about the actions from a number of sources over the next many days and weeks, but we want you to hear about this important gathering directly from the General Assembly. That is why we are writing this letter to you," said the letter. Read the entire letter
From GIPC, Youth Advisory Delegate Grace Iglehart and Elder Helen Morrison attended the meeting. Visit our special 218th General Assembly page to learn more about this year's General Assembly.
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